I have reviewed the results of our blog poll, and 78% of the students who answered the poll said they wanted to blog about something they were good at. Hmmm…that’s a hard one for me.

I can think of so many things I’m not good at. I’m not good at soccer, baseball, volleyball. I am especially bad at field hockey; it was the worst!!! I am pretty horrible at all sports, come to think of it. I’m not good at grocery shopping. I hate to go to the grocery store. I always find myself wandering all over the aisles. I’m not a good dog trainer either. My dog is a mess and doesn’t behave very well most of the time.

So, I will have to think pretty hard to come up with something I am good at. Okay, I’m thinking… Well, the thing that comes to mind is painting. I love to paint. I don’t know if I’m really all that good at it, but I really enjoy it. Painting makes me happy. When I paint, I relax and I smile more. I look forward to getting home on the weekends to paint. I like to paint snowmen the most. Snowmen make me smile too, which I don’t get. They’re cold, but they make me feel warm.

Okay, now it’s your turn. Write about something you’re good at. Describe it to me. Tell me why you’re good at it and why you like doing it. I can’t wait to read what you have to say. I bet we have LOTS of talented students here at TCE.

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SEASONS

What is your favorite season of the year? Mine is absolutely, positively, without a doubt, definitely AUTUMN!!! I LOVE Autumn!


I've never been sure why I like it so much. I think most people like summer because it is warm, they go to the beach, they swim in their backyard, they take vacations. Summer is great. A lot of other people like Spring. That's when the Winter is over and the flowers begin to bloom, the weather warms up, baby birds hatch in their nests. Spring is great too. Then there are the people who like Winter because they like to go to the mountains and ski or ice skate. Winter is when we celebrate holidays like Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, New Year. Winter can be fun.


A lot of folks don't really like Autumn because the days are shorter and it gets dark earlier. Autumn tells us that Winter is on the way and the Earth is getting ready to hibernate during those cold winter days and nights. But in spite of that, Autumn is my favorite. I love watching the brightly colored leaves fall from the trees and pile up on the ground in crunchy bunches. I feel warm when I see the colors of Autumn: browns, oranges, reds, yellows, and dark greens.The flowers of Autumn are rich and vibrant with warm golden and amber colors. I love Thanksgiving, the harvest time. After the hot summer days, I enjoy the cooler weather. I like snuggling up in front of a fire place on a cool Autumn evening. When I was a kid, I had fun jumping in piles of leaves, listening to them crackle under my feet. Back then, people would burn their leaves after they raked them up and you could smell the smokey air for blocks around. We would take hayrides. I am allergic to hay, but I didn't care. I would sneeze all the next day and it was worth it.


So write and tell me about your favorite season. Tell me what it is and then tell me why you like it. Use good desriptive words and imagery so I can paint a picture in my mind of your favorite season.

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